by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
From Healthy Newborn Network: How do we prevent and manage preterm birth? This tool can give us a structured approach. The preterm continuum of care matrix is a comprehensive listing of evidence-based services and interventions. Interventions for care of women in...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Defined levels of emergency obstetric care (EmOC) and standardised measurement of “signal functions” has improved tracking of maternal care in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Levels of newborn care, particularly for small and sick newborns, and associated...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
An estimated 14.8 million babies are born preterm every year, before 37 completed weeks of gestation.1 Of these, around a million die because of direct complications,2 another 912 000 have mild to severe neurodevelopmental impairment, and many more have...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Neonatal deaths now account for 47% of all deaths in children younger than 5 years globally. More than a third of newborn deaths are due to preterm birth complications, which is the leading cause of death. Understanding the causes and factors contributing to...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
Catalytic progress fostered by Saving Newborn Lives and other programs helped put newborn health solidly on the global policy agenda. As we celebrate progress, let’s also redouble our efforts to address the unfinished newborn health agenda. We invite you to read the...
by adminpia | Jul 1, 2024 | Research
NNASA together with SOMSA, NEA as well as Consultants from paediatrics and dermatology at UCT formed the working groups that drafted the 1st South African Neonatal Skin Care Guideline. The aim of this skin care guideline is to provide evidence based, contextualized...
